No. 1 Mount Union — the reigning NCAA Division III national champs — has won 23 games in a row, the longest streak in the nation. It also was the 81st straight win in the regular season for the Purple Raiders (8-0, 7-0 OAC).

Mount Union jumped out to a 30-13 halftime lead and never looked back, rolling up 654 yards of total offense. It was the 25th consecutive time that the Purple Raiders have defeated the Student Princes, who were ranked ninth in the nation.

Burke was 16-of-22 passing for 310 yards with no interceptions. Burke also ran for 91 yards on 22 carries.

Jack Nicholls caught two of Burke’s touchdown passes. Nicholls finished with six receptions for 125 yards. Luc Meacham added three catches for 100 yards — including a 27-yard TD set up by a successful fake punt in the second quarter and 56-yard TD to help put away the game.

Freshman Bradley Mitchell also had a big day running the ball for Mount Union. Mitchell gained 152 yards and a scored a touchdown on 27 carries in just his second start. Mason Minnich added a 51-yard TD run.

Heidelberg (7-1, 6-1) came into the game leading the nation in scoring, but the Mount Union defense kept the Student Princes well below their average of 56.9 points per game.The Purple Raiders kept OAC leading rusher Cartel Brooks in check all day. Brooks managed two TD runs, but was held to just 68 yards on 26 carries. He was averaging 174.6 yards.

The Storm too much for Cavs

LAKE ERIE 63, WALSH 41 Lots of Walsh records fell — not all of them good — as Lake Erie piled up 771 yards of total offense, and the Cavaliers dropped a GLIAC game on the road.

The yardage and point totals both are the most allowed in a game by a Walsh football team. The Storm amassed 1,604 total yards against Malone and Walsh this season.

Walsh quarterback Jason Fracassa also set a single-game passing mark with 387 yards, breaking Paul Kempe’s mark of 309 set earlier this season. Fracassa was 25-of-51 passing and threw three touchdown passes, but also was intercepted four times. The Cavs had five turnovers.

Walsh’s other record from the game belonged to Matt Matuska. His 100-yard kickoff return for a TD — Walsh’s final score of the game — is the longest in school history.

Aaron Male and Krishawn Hogan each caught a touchdown pass from Fracassa.

The Storm took 21-3 lead in the first quarter before the Cavs rallied to trail only 35-27 lead at halftime. Lake Erie put the game away with 28 third-quarter points.

Brendan Gallagher threw for 422 yards and four TDs for Lake Erie. He added 114 yards rushing and a score on 11 carries. Lake Erie’s Anthony Bilal ran for 159 yards and four TDs.

Phillips leads Pioneers

MALONE 59, ALDERSON BROADDUS 42 Jordan Phillips touched the football just nine times Saturday for the Pioneers, but made the most of it by scoring four touchdowns to lead them to a non-league win.

Phillips scored on two receptions, a run and a 95-yard kickoff return. He finished with 292 all-purpose yards.

The teams combined for 1,064 yards of total offense, plus another 493 return yards.

Malone did the bulk of its damage on the ground, rushing for 454 yards. Justin Davis led the way with 150 yards and a TD. Pioneer quarterback Will Szpor contributed 173 yards of total offense, accounting for four TDs.

Akron shuts down Kent State 16-7

AKRON 16, KENT STATE 7 In Akron, Jawon Chisholm rushed for 151 yards on 27 carries and Robert Stein kicked three field goals to give Akron a 16-7 win over Kent State.

The Zips (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) took an early lead when Zach D’Orazio caught a lateral screen from Kyle Pohl and threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to L.T. Smith.

The Golden Flashes (2-8, 1-5) tied up the game midway through the second quarter when Trayion Durham ran for a three-yard score.

Stein kicked a late 28-yard field goal to give Akron a 10-7 halftime lead. He added field goals of 27 and 29 in the fourth quarter to make it a two-possession game.

Akron shut the door on Kent State in the fourth quarter as Johnny Robinson, Malachi Freeman and Martel Durant each intercepted Colin Reardon, halting the last three drives of the game.